NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

11
Place in performance rating
not rated
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
5 October 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
January 2022 (recently)
$4,649
Launch price (MSRP)
$799
$10208 (2.2x MSRP)
Price now
$2266 (2.8x MSRP)
0.81
Value for money
no data
GA102
GPU code name
GA102
Workstation
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1410 MHz
Core clock speed
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8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
625.0
Texture fill rate
465.1
10752
Pipelines / CUDA cores
8704
1800 MHz
Boost clock speed
1710 MHz
28,300 million
Number of transistors
28,300 million
300 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
320 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
267 mm
Length
285 mm
8-pin EPS
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6X
48 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
384 Bit
Memory bus width
384 Bit
16000 MHz
Memory clock speed
19 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
912.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, the size and number of monitors.

4x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is the additional functionality.

no data
CUDA
8.6

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

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DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
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OpenGL
4.6
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Vulkan
1.2
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Shader Model
6.6
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OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 or GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000

79.43% faster in synthetic tests

More maximum RAM amount (48 GB vs 12 GB)

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Cheaper ($2266 (2.8x MSRP) vs $10208 (2.2x MSRP))

More memory bandwidth (912.4 GB/s vs 768.0 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 or GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 .

NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 versus GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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